ЦИФРОВІ ЕКОСИСТЕМИ В ОСВІТІ

Abstract

The ecosystem approach today transforms the process of learning, thinking, living in accordance with the principles of interconnection and cooperation. In education, this approach allows us to move from hierarchical systems based on coercion to network models of joint voluntary learning and development. Under COVID-19, digital ecosystems help educational institutions combine resources, create new digital products and enable distance and blended learning.

The purpose of the article is to analyze the problem of using digital ecosystems in the modern education system.

The methodological basis of the study is the principles of systemicity, integrity, determinism and relationship with the external environment. The scientific novelty lies in the coverage of the functioning of digital educational ecosystems in the context of distance and blended learning; analysis of the formation of the digital ecosystem of the modern teacher, the formation of his/her pedagogical usability tools.

The trend towards an ecosystem approach extends to all spheres of life, including education. The digital ecosystem of the modern teacher is not only a requirement of time, but also a means that promotes the development of professionalism. This ecosystem is transformed by expanding teachers’ knowledge of information and communication (digital) technologies, developing skills and abilities to work with digital media, information and digital competences by either using existing digital ecosystems (Google, Microsoft, etc.), or forming their own ecosystems based on personal preferences.

Conclusions. Analysis of the application of digital ecosystems in education showed that the end-to-end digitalization of education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a total rethinking of forms and methods of teaching, which has led to the transformation of postgraduate pedagogical education in the context of distance and blended education. Such training is carried out by maximum immersion in the information and cognitive environment with the help of such digital ecosystems as Google, Microsoft and Moodle, which provide integration of most popular online resources used by modern teachers in teaching, or help to create his/her own ecosystem of online teaching resources.